Original Article
  • Evaluation of Hydrogen Storage Performance of Nanotube Materials Using Molecular Dynamics

  • Jinwoo Park*, Hyungbum Park*†

  • Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Incheon Nat’l Univ

  • 고체수소저장용 나노튜브 소재의 분자동역학 해석 기반 성능 평가

  • 박진우*·박형범*†

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This Article

Correspondence to

  • Hyungbum Park

  • Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Incheon Nat’l Univ

  • E-mail: gamamle@inu.ac.kr